HTML Encoder

Escape special characters.

HTML Entity Encoder

💡 About This Tool

Escape reserved HTML characters to prevent rendering issues or XSS vulnerabilities. Converts characters like < and > into their corresponding HTML entities (&lt;, &gt;).

📘 Usage Tips

  • Prevent XSS Sanitize user input by escaping characters that could be interpreted as executable code (e.g., <script>).
  • Code Display Essential for displaying HTML code snippets within a webpage without the browser rendering them.
  • Unescape Function Revert escaped entities back to their original characters to inspect the raw content.

🧐 Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Named vs Numeric Entities?

A. &lt; is a named entity, while &#60; is a numeric entity. Both render the same character, but named entities are more readable for developers.

Q. What is XSS?

A. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). A vulnerability where attackers inject malicious scripts into web pages. Proper output escaping is a fundamental defense strategy.

📚 Trivia

While this tool handles the 5 standard XML/HTML reserved characters (", ', &, <, >), HTML5 defines over 2000 named entities for various symbols and international characters.